SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT 1999 - SECT 29

SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT 1999 - SECT 29

29 .         Employing child during school hours, offence

        (1)         A person must not employ or permit to be employed a child of compulsory school age during the hours when the child is required to —

            (a)         attend school; or

            (b)         otherwise participate in an educational programme of a school.

        Penalty: a fine of $5 000.

        (1a)         In subsection (1) —

        child of compulsory school age includes a child to whom section 9(1) does not apply by operation of section 11F(2), 11H(5) or 11H(6).

        (2)         A child is employed within the meaning of subsection (1) if the child is engaged in work for the purpose of gain by a person even if the child is not paid for the work done.

        (3)         Subsection (1) does not apply if the employment of the child —

            (a)         is authorised by an arrangement under section 24; or

            (b)         is —

                  (i)         included in the educational programme applicable to the child; or

                  (ii)         approved under section 11G,

                and is consistent with the terms and conditions of the programme or approval.

        [Section 29 amended: No. 22 of 2005 s. 25; No. 28 of 2014 s. 35.]